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www.sea-technology.com September 2015 / st 63 new homes. They also demonstrated how underwater recorders could help marine managers keep an ear on poten- tially disruptive human activity in far-off locations. North Celtic Sea Seismic Survey GeoPartners, in partnership with MAGE, Seabird Exploration and Dow- nUnder GeoSolutions, have acquired a new regional multiclient 2D (MC2D) seismic survey: North Celtic Sea 2015. This Ireland/U.K. cross-border project is located mostly in the Irish North Celtic Sea and St. Georges Channel. A total survey size up to 6,000 km of long offset broadband data is planned. This project aims to provide the high-quality, extensive, regional data set lacking in this geophysically challeng- ing area. Dip lines have been planned to complement vintage data, and a strike-line orientation should minimize side-swipe from faults. The survey provides well ties to most of the wells in the survey area. Broadband processing and imag- ing will be carried out by DownUnder GeoSolutions. Processing will be com- pleted in January 2016. Panama Canal Advisory Regarding El Niño The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) issued an Advisory to Shipping, which sets a draft restriction for all shipping agents, owners and operators working with the canal. These temporary and preventive measures are due to an an- ticipated climatic variability event re- lated to El Niño. El Niño has triggered a drought in the canal watershed, causing the water levels of Gatun and Alhajuela Lakes to fall substantially. The advisory set the maximum draft at 11.89 m Tropical Fresh Water (TFW), effective September 8. These measures were to be taken to ensure the continuous and safe opera- tion of the canal during this period. ACP updated its advisory late Au- gust by suspending the draft restriction, citing the amount of recent rainfall re- ceived in the Canal watershed, water conservation measures and channel deepening. Environmental Assessment For Quebec Deepwater Wharf The Canadian Environmental As- sessment Agency will be conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Port of Quebec Deep-Water Multipurpose Wharf Project. The Quebec Port Authority is propos- ing the extension of the existing wharf line by 610 m in order to add two 16-m deepwater berths at its Beauport Sector bulk shipment facilities. It would also consolidate and redevelop the Beauport Bay beach to protect it from erosion. Funding for Phase Two of AAOSN Following the successful completion of the initial phase, SeeByte, ASV and the Marine Biological Association of the U.K. have been awarded funding to carry out phase two of the Adaptive Au- tonomous Ocean Sampling Networks (AAOSN) SBRI call. The aim of the project is to reduce the complexity and frequency of opera- tor input when supervising large feets of autonomous systems from shore. Extending the tagged fsh work car- ried out in phase one, this second phase will seek to design autonomous behav- iors to address fve scenarios: oil spill, passive acoustic monitoring (PAM), sea- bed mapping, fsh tracking, and tidal mixing. ST Update your Buyers Guide Listing Forms have gone out for listings in the next edition of the Sea Technology Buyers Guide. Does your organization have something new to share? Let us know! Please direct inquiries to stbuyersguide@sea-technology.com. Arlington, VA 22209-2510 • T 703.524.3136 • F 703.841.0852 • seatechorder@sea-technology.com An annual volume, the Buyers Guide includes a market overview and seven directories covering industrial frms, educational institutions, services, products, federal government organizations, oceanographic research vessels and geophysical survey vessels.